diff --git a/src/inet.c b/src/inet.c
index dfee700..52f7397 100644
--- a/src/inet.c
+++ b/src/inet.c
@@ -263,7 +263,6 @@ int inet_meth_getpeername(lua_State *L, p_socket ps, int family)
                 lua_pushliteral(L, "inet6");
                 return 3;
             }
-            return 2;
         }
         default:
             lua_pushnil(L);
@@ -423,6 +422,21 @@ const char *inet_tryconnect(p_socket ps, const char *address,
     return err;
 }
 
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
+* Tries to accept a socket
+\*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+const char *inet_tryaccept(p_socket server, int family, p_socket client, p_timeout tm)
+{
+	socklen_t len;
+	t_sockaddr_storage addr;
+	if (family == PF_INET6) {
+		len = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in6);
+	} else {
+		len = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in);
+	}
+	return socket_strerror(socket_accept(server, client, (SA *) &addr, &len, tm));
+}
+
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
 * Tries to bind socket to (address, port)
 \*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
diff --git a/src/inet.h b/src/inet.h
index 2346734..4678ba6 100644
--- a/src/inet.h
+++ b/src/inet.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const char *inet_tryconnect(p_socket ps, const char *address,
 const char *inet_trybind(p_socket ps, const char *address, const char *serv,
         struct addrinfo *bindhints);
 const char *inet_trydisconnect(p_socket ps, int family, p_timeout tm);
+const char *inet_tryaccept(p_socket server, int family, p_socket client, p_timeout tm);
 
 int inet_meth_getpeername(lua_State *L, p_socket ps, int family);
 int inet_meth_getsockname(lua_State *L, p_socket ps, int family);
diff --git a/src/makefile b/src/makefile
index 7e5f2e2..42b745e 100644
--- a/src/makefile
+++ b/src/makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ LUAINC_macosx_base?=/opt/local/include
 LUAINC_macosx?=$(LUAINC_macosx_base)/lua$(LUAV)
 # FIXME default should this default to fink or to macports?
 # What happens when more than one Lua version is installed?
-LUAPREFIX_macosx?=/opt/local/
+LUAPREFIX_macosx?=/opt/local
 
 # LUAINC_linux: 
 # /usr/include/lua$(LUAV) 
diff --git a/src/tcp.c b/src/tcp.c
index 5c85ae0..ea97320 100644
--- a/src/tcp.c
+++ b/src/tcp.c
@@ -186,9 +186,9 @@ static int meth_accept(lua_State *L)
     p_tcp server = (p_tcp) auxiliar_checkclass(L, "tcp{server}", 1);
     p_timeout tm = timeout_markstart(&server->tm);
     t_socket sock;
-    int err = socket_accept(&server->sock, &sock, NULL, NULL, tm);
+    const char *err = inet_tryaccept(&server->sock, server->family, &sock, tm);
     /* if successful, push client socket */
-    if (err == IO_DONE) {
+    if (err == NULL) {
         p_tcp clnt = (p_tcp) lua_newuserdata(L, sizeof(t_tcp));
         auxiliar_setclass(L, "tcp{client}", -1);
         /* initialize structure fields */
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ static int meth_accept(lua_State *L)
         return 1;
     } else {
         lua_pushnil(L);
-        lua_pushstring(L, socket_strerror(err));
+        lua_pushstring(L, err);
         return 2;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/usocket.c b/src/usocket.c
index 7150996..096ecd0 100644
--- a/src/usocket.c
+++ b/src/usocket.c
@@ -181,11 +181,7 @@ int socket_connect(p_socket ps, SA *addr, socklen_t len, p_timeout tm) {
 * Accept with timeout
 \*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 int socket_accept(p_socket ps, p_socket pa, SA *addr, socklen_t *len, p_timeout tm) {
-    SA daddr;
-    socklen_t dlen = sizeof(daddr);
     if (*ps == SOCKET_INVALID) return IO_CLOSED; 
-    if (!addr) addr = &daddr;
-    if (!len) len = &dlen;
     for ( ;; ) {
         int err;
         if ((*pa = accept(*ps, addr, len)) != SOCKET_INVALID) return IO_DONE;
diff --git a/src/usocket.h b/src/usocket.h
index 75bfe82..8b3241b 100644
--- a/src/usocket.h
+++ b/src/usocket.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 
 typedef int t_socket;
 typedef t_socket *p_socket;
+typedef struct sockaddr_storage t_sockaddr_storage;
 
 #define SOCKET_INVALID (-1)
 
diff --git a/src/wsocket.c b/src/wsocket.c
index 36c10ff..5b184cf 100644
--- a/src/wsocket.c
+++ b/src/wsocket.c
@@ -169,11 +169,7 @@ int socket_listen(p_socket ps, int backlog) {
 \*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 int socket_accept(p_socket ps, p_socket pa, SA *addr, socklen_t *len, 
         p_timeout tm) {
-    SA daddr;
-    socklen_t dlen = sizeof(daddr);
     if (*ps == SOCKET_INVALID) return IO_CLOSED;
-    if (!addr) addr = &daddr;
-    if (!len) len = &dlen;
     for ( ;; ) {
         int err;
         /* try to get client socket */
diff --git a/src/wsocket.h b/src/wsocket.h
index 8e0f114..0783b00 100644
--- a/src/wsocket.h
+++ b/src/wsocket.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <ws2tcpip.h>
 
 typedef int socklen_t;
+typedef SOCKADDR_STORAGE t_sockaddr_storage;
 typedef SOCKET t_socket;
 typedef t_socket *p_socket;